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GDBM_DUMP
Section: GDBM User Reference (1)
Updated: May 8, 2013
Index NAME
gdbm_dump - dump a GDBM database to a file
SYNOPSIS
gdbm_dump [
-H FMT] [
--format=
FMT]
DB_FILE [
FILE]
gdbm_dump [-Vh] [--help] [--usage] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
The
gdbm_dumputility creates a dump of the specified
gdbm(3)database file. The name for the output dump file is supplied by thesecond argument (
FILE). If not specified, the output goes tothe standard error.
The created dump can be given as argument to thegdbm_load(1)utility in order to re-create an exact copy of the DB_FILE.
OPTIONS
- -H, --format=FMT
- Select dump format. The value binary (or 0) instructsgdbm_dumpto produce a binary dump, compatible with earliergdbmversions (up to version 1.9). The value ascii (or 1)instructs it to create an ASCII dump (this is the default). Thelatter is preferred because, apart from the actual data, it alsocontains meta-information which will allowgdbm_load(1)to recreate an exact copy of the file.
- -h, --help
- Print a short usage summary.
- --usage
- Print a list of available options.
- -V, --version
- Print program version
SEE ALSO
gdbm_load(1),
gdbmtool(1),
gdbm(3).
For a detailed description ofgdbm_dumpand othergdbmutilities, refer to the GDBM Manual available inTexinfo format. To access it, run:
info gdbm
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gdbmAATTgnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <
http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- SEE ALSO
- REPORTING BUGS
- COPYRIGHT
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